…but many children cannot. Nevertheless, their behaviour is indicative of an increase in alarm that may well be based in what is happening in their classroom. Ultimately, we need to…
There is a plethora of advice these days emerging on HOW to turn one’s home into a school. The underlying assumption is that it is indeed in a child’s best…
…child’s attachment needs are fulfilled, the emergent energy (inner energy) flows and the child sees a multitude of possibilities of what to do on the inner from within himself. In…
…this tension play out in their behavior, in their tone, in their language, in their decisions, in their demands, in their challenges…. It helps to know that, in the bigger…
…fuels the drive towards individuation and, after some time spent in individuation mode, our kids (be they toddlers, teens or in-between) need to “fuel up” with attachment once again. As…
…These times are critical for brain development as it is where children form neural networks that are involved in problem solving and creativity. Children who lack environments that foster play…
My daughter was five years old and eager to play dolls with the “big girls” next door. She looked up to these older girls and longed to join in whenever…
…myself stuck again, going in circles or paralyzed yet again. What I need to do in those times is start asking the kinds of questions that will allow for movement…
…of right relationship with the adult in charge. Children must be deeply attached and in a state of trustful dependence in order to have a deep and systemic desire to…
…it arise inside of you when someone tells you what to think, do, or feel. This isn’t a mistake or a flaw in human nature, and, like all instincts, serves…